Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-07-16

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WASHINGTON.
Women Going Out of omce-Day
at the Capital.
Special Correspondence of the INrER-OcEAN.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE declina-
tion of the president to visit st. Louis
during the Grand Army encampment is
praised by Democrats and denounced by
Republicans, as vas to have been ex-
pected. The most conservative citizens,
however, agree with him that he should
not submit his Office to insult. While
the Grand Army as q body would not
have offered him insult, it is undoubt-
edly true that some of the members of
the organization would haye snubbed
him, to say the least, the feeling against
HIM was so strong and bitter.
The postmaster general did a nervy
thing yesterday. There vas a young
lady clerk in the Office of the third assis-
tant postmaster general who refused to
return from her leave of absence, and
sent, instead, notes from congressman
and senators backing her up in her con
tumacy. Political influence used to
count very strongly, and the young lady
thought that it would with Villas. But
it didn't. He sent her a final notice to
return to her desk OF be discharged, and
she still remained away. The postmas-
ter general then ordered her dismissal,
and she is now out Of employment. 1t
is expected that she will return in the
fall with her congressional friends and
ask to be reinstated. Col. Villas says that
by the eternal she shall never work in
his department again while he is at the
helm. Ho is right, too. Favoritism
should not be allowed.
By the way, there will soon he no
women in office. The vacancies which
occur from day to day are being filled by
men. The civil service commission is
always called upon to send the names of
mon to be appointed, and not tho names
Of women ; hence the selections which
are made to fill the vacancies are male.
1t will take but a few years to weed the
women out Of office, and it will be a good
thing. The reason I say this is because
of practical experience with them. AL
though there are some women in Office
who are superior to men as hard working
clerks, there are so many cranks among
them that it lis almost impossible to man.
age them. Men can be ordered to per-
form certain duties, and they can be
compelled to obey orders. Women, al
though on a clerical equality, always
hold themselves as superior beings, and
consider themselves insulted if peremp-
toriiy ordered to do q certain work which
they dislike. They fall back on their
sex. In public office or in other work
a-day life women and men are on an
equality. and sex don't count. Women
who seek, receive and accept Office have
no right to parade their sex as all excuse
for failure to attend to duty. There is nc
excuse for their doing so; but they do.
Hence, I say that they should not hold
Office. This practically excludes from
bread winning a class of good workers
and intelligent creatures who are willing
and anxious to work, but it cannot be
helped. Women, as a class, are cranky
and disagroeablo in office. This is said
with a full knowledge of the fact that
there arc very many excellent lady clerks
in government office. But tho majority
are old hens who scratch all the time
and get no bait.
The arrival of Hon. M. II. Day in
Washington was not expected by any
one, either in this city or in Dakota. No
one knew that he was coming Or that he
had any idea of coming here. 1t hap
pened that he was in Chicago on business
and took a notion to run down to the
capital just for a few days recreation
among old friends. lie likes this city,
and likes it well enough to come here
and live, but for the fact that he Is such
thorough Dakotan that his soul Is out OH
the boundlcss prairies of tho empire, and
could not DO confined here.
Isuppose that Charlie Frost passed
through North Dakota on Monday and
Tuesday Of this week. He is backed by
no less a man than VIM. A. J. Sparks
and the governor may as we'll lot up o:
him. =
Any day in passing through the treas
ury building you are liable to meet q
messenger or two pulling a low cart
whose wheels are covered with rubber
tires. On this is generally a square box
three or four feet long and a foot and
half in width. 1t is securely locked. Ii
this box the money which is sent from
ono part of the treasury to another il
transferred. Although millions of dol.
lars pass from one room to another yor
never see any of it carried about in the
hands of the employees or in any mannel
to attract attention. 1t is always handled
in these boxes or packages, and when il
goes from the building to the depot to bt
sent away by express or is brought in or
some train, it is carried back and fortl
between the treasury and the station in {
large iron safe, mounted on wheels, look.
ing like a "Black Maria," and attended
by two or three armed guards. YOU
may see this curious vehicle driving uI
and down Pennsylvania avenue almost
any day. 1t carries thousands and some.
times millions Of doll ars.
AN EPIDEMIC.
A Violent Form of Cholera Morbus
at Belknap, Iowa, Prostrates
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